Move, having work left to steal (8)
I believe the answer is:
shoplift
'steal' is the definition.
(I know that shoplift is a more specific form of steal)
'move having work left' is the wordplay.
'move' becomes 'shift' (shift is a kind of move).
'having' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'work' becomes 'op' (abbreviation for opus).
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'op'+'l'='opl'
'shift' enclosing 'opl' is 'SHOPLIFT'.
'to' is the link.
(Other definitions for shoplift that I've seen before include "Abstract" , "Knock off" , "Steal from stores" , "Swipe" , "Steal from retail outlet" .)